Where does “basah” come from?

basah (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baseq.

basah (Acehnese): wet

Definitions

  1. wet

Ancestry of “basah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*basah—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbasəqwet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
3Proto-Austronesian*baseq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baseq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq →Every word from Proto-Chamic *basah →